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Newspaper
Nonconformist
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Sep 06, 1871
Page
5
Lord Shaftesbury urges rapid housing upgrades in Glasgow to end abhorrent living conditions, recounting a London experiment and stressing removal of filth. He warns that failure to rebuild will push thousands to worse holes as they migrate to Glasgow.
The letter-writer argues that enforcing compulsory attendance will require extensive free admissions and risk broad exemptions. School boards emerging in major towns face tough choices on who pays for education and how to handle poverty, religious disputes, and the overall implementation.
The article argues that denominationalism drives conflict in school boards across Ireland and England. It contends that funding denominational schools undermines secular equality, burdens the working class, and threatens the Education Act's neutral aim. It urges free common schools and a conciliatory approach to resolve the dispute.
The piece argues that no public funds should support sectarian schools in England or Ireland. It asserts liberty to teach private beliefs at personal expense, but public money must serve the public good, opposing sectarian funding and linking the issue to the broader Establishment debate and ratepayer resistance. It urges a bold, decisive political fight against denominationalism in education funding.
A Sunday meeting in Phoenix Park to press for release of political prisoners drew up to 1,200 attendees, with up to 5,000 present at peak. Speakers urged leniency for Irish military prisoners, and the event concluded with a riot as police clashed with the mob for hours, injuring dozens and producing several arrests.
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